This week's blog comes a little early to let y'all know about our on-farm produce stand that we are reinstating this fall/winter every TUESDAY from 3:00 to 6:00 pm (starting tomorrow...1051 Rose Creek Drive Watkinsville!)! It's a Beef-Produce-Pottery-Egg Stand...oh! and of course featuring, Will's beautiful hand-crafted, barn wood frames... a one stop shop for all your holiday preparation needs!
In addition, we will also be at the Oconee Farmers Market's last 2 Saturdays for the season from 8 am - 1 pm downtown Wat-town!
AND don't forget to get your fall beef bulk order in - just in time for the inevitable swarm of loved ones this holiday season!
A partridge and 400 lbs of beef...
I think 400 lbs of beef is actually the original lyrics to the song..."On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me a partridge and 400 lbs of beef..."
...in fact i think the 2nd day was "2 small or 1 large deep freezer"...3rd day - 3 dutch ovens...4 foreman grills...5 gallons BBQ sauce and a partridge and 400 lbs of beef...
or something like that...and if you didn't get last week's email, here is the low down on bulk orders and other offerings on some of the best beef this side of the mississippi!...
Why bulk?
We offer our delicious grass fed Limousine-Angus beef by the 1/4, 1/2, and whole.
By ordering in bulk, you can save money and make fewer trips to the grocery store (a gift unto itself!)...but what do you get out of a bulk order??
1/4 = approx. 100 lbs of meat
1/2 = approx. 200 lbs of meat
1 whole = approx. 400 lbs of meat
So, you are pretty much buying the whole cow...or a half or a quarter of it.
This means you get all the cuts (all the steaks, all the roasts, and more) all neatly butchered, flash frozen, and packaged...imagine unwrapping 400 lbs of meat on Christmas morning. A fantasy I am sure John has had...unwrapping a freezer full of steaks and just diving in...
And if ordering by the half or whole cow, you can tailor your butchering to your preferences.
So, if you like 1/2 inch steaks or 2 inch steaks or FOUR inch steaks...
Maybe you prefer more ground beef over the roasts...
Maybe you just want all ground beef all the time and want all 100-400 lbs ground (we won't judge!)...
Perhaps you're adventurous and would like all the extras including heart, tongue, cheek meat, oxtail...
Your wish is our command (providing its allowable under USDA parameters, of course).
AND it's cost effective.
Pricing is based "on the hoof" or live weight of the cow (our goal weight being 1000 lbs). And we went one step further here and have compared it to buying the same amount of meat at your local grocery store (pricing includes processing fees)...
YOU BUY
|
PUBLIX
Grain fed beef
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OUR
Grass fed beef
|
SAVINGS
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QUARTER
(~100 lbs)
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~$700
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$2.40/lb
~$700
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$0
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HALF
(~200 lbs)
|
~$1390
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$2.30/lb
~$1350
|
~$40
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WHOLE
~400 lbs
|
$2760
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$2.20/lb
$2600
|
~$160
|
SOOOOO....
for the SAME or LESS money, you get beef that is...
- HIGHER QUALITY - from a farmer you trust and who uses sustainable, grass fed practices from birth to finish.
- HEALTHIER - grass fed beef is much lower in total fat, saturated fat, and calories than grain fed/feedlot beef AND higher in heart healthy Omega 3s
- ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY - using natural and holistic practices and supporting the local economy!!
A note on Piedmontese...
We will continue to offer the Piedmontese by the cut at our stand & at the farmers market AND we are also now offering Piedmontese by the 1/4 order...please see the attached brochure for pricing!
Interested?
Check out the attached brochures and...
- At our Tuesday on-farm Stand, 3-6 pm, 1051 Rose Creek Drive Watkinsville
- Find us at the Oconee Farmers Market every Saturday 8 am - 1 pm downtown Watkinsville (runs through the end of November)...
- OR, call Dana, (575) 613-2029
- OR, email us, pastures1051@gmail.com
at our table this week...
- Piedmontese beef and info on the lim-angus bulk orders!
- farm fresh eggs
- kale
- beets
- daikon radishes
- nero radishes
- turnips
- maybe some other greens too
- Will's beautiful barn wood frames
- oh!....and pottery too!!
Hope to see yall tomorrow & Saturday, too!
For the love of community and all things farming...
Your local farmers,
Will, John, Dana and the farm family
